Projects and Activities

About the Life Science Database Integration Project

As part of the project NBDC a) will build strategies and formulate guidelines in order to organize and link various life science databases(DBs), will provide data as well as technical support for creating DBs, and foster collaboration among the bio-industries, research institutions and universities inside and outside of Japan. b) has created a portal website and will manage this website from which users will be able to access existing life science DBs and services as well as those derived from our following funding programs. c) funds program that intend to encourage DB integration. “Database Integration Coordination Program” awards grants for research and development that coordinate existing and emerging DBs in specific research fields.

Users will be able to access a variety of existing life science DBs as well as DBs created as part ofour funding programs from our portal website. We believe that this, in turn, will enhance datasharing within the Japanese life science research community on a more extensive scale.

About the Institute for Bioinformatics Research and Development (BIRD)

※Completion by the end of FY2011

The aim of this project is to advance the effectiveness of biological databases such as the genomedatabases and promote bioinformatics research and development that shed light on biologicalphenomenon. The dissemination of the project outcomes will contribute to the construction of theworld’s best life science data infrastructure and further the progress in life science research. BIRD website : http://www.jst.go.jp/nbdc/bird/index_e.html